Subject Area: Africa-Ethiopia
Reminick, Ronald A.2010 0-7734-1387-1 340 pages
As a relatively new urban landscape, Addis Ababa possesses a rich cultural history that continues to develop today. Drawing on numerous first-person accounts of Addis Ababa from its inception to the present day, as well as the author's own field research, this work traces the development of the city from a military camp to the fastest-growing city in Africa. Careful attention is given to all elements of Addis Ababa, including its people, customs, geography, economy, psychology and its place in global culture. This book presents a holistic and diachronic view of the city and sets the stage for further analysis as the urbanization of Addis Ababa continues to evolve.
Price: $219.95
Yemane, Elias
2004 0-7734-6308-9 310 pages
This book examines the history and development of names in pre-Christian and Christian Ethiopia as well as the syntax and meaning of Amharic and Ethiopic personal names. It demonstrates in detail the grammatical classification of each Amharic and Ethiopic personal name, and provides technical transliterations for each entry in both English and Amharic. This research also contains extensive lists of bibliography on Ethiopian studies, theology of names and African religions. This book will be of interest to Africans and African-Americans who desire to learn more about their ancient African heritage, and invaluable to scholars of Africana and Semitic Studies.
Price: $219.95
Metaferia, Getachew
1992 0-7734-9458-8 183 pages
Examines the factors that contributed to the exodus of trained Ethiopians to the U.S.; their conditions, their integration into American society; their adjustment and the utilization of their training and professional experience. Identifies the probable political and economic developments in Ethiopia that might attract Ethiopians who live and work in the U. S. This study addresses a general problem faced by almost all African countries.
Price: $159.95
Salwen, Michael B.
2001 0-7734-7368-8 328 pages
This book focuses on the writing of Evelyn Waugh, from a uniquely journalistic perspective, concentrating primarily on his classic Scoop. It focuses on his writings concerning the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-36) while he was a correspondent for London’s Daily Mail. This study will be interest to scholars in journalism and mass communication, as well as literary scholars.
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Tolesa, Addisu
1999 0-7734-8193-1 232 pages
A study of Geerarsa, a type of folksong of Ethiopia's Oromo people, who reside in Oromia and Ethiopia as well as in diaspora in the West. In exploring their verbal art it attempts to address the social base and political scope of Oromo folklore. It presents Geerarsa as an important part of the Oromo's values, attitudes, and history as they have struggled, and continue to struggle, against colonial oppression and win back their cultural and national identity.
Price: $179.95
Teshale, Taddele Seyoum
1991 0-7734-9625-4 116 pages
A first-hand account of Taddele Teshale's life history and account of his flight from Ethiopia through the Sudan to Cairo, and eventually to the United States. Referring to the stateless and displaced people of the world as the "Fourth World" many aspects of refugee governance can be seen in the details of Taddele's interaction with the various sectors -- refugee bureaucracies, private voluntary asylums, and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, for example -- in the Sudan and Cairo.
Price: $119.95
Telake, Daniel Sahleyesus
2005 0-7734-6088-8 336 pages
This study examines the relations between Southern and Northern Non-Governmental Development Organizations based on patterns that the author observed in Ethiopia. Southern, or as alternatively called in this study, Local NGOs (LNGOs) and Northern NGOs (NNGOs), mainly use the term ‘partnership’ to describe their mutual relation and it has become a fashionable term among the larger development community. The evidence at hand suggests that ‘partnership’ has been perceived by most, if not all, as a superior type of relationship, but its practice is widely questioned by the local NGOs. The relationship is structured in such a way that the Northern NGO is the one financing the LNGO and transfers trust, which the trustee (the LNGO) is expected to be deserving of it. However, the relationship is not only about finance. Ideas, approaches and better forms of practice are also part of the relationship. Building mutual trust between the two groups would require genuine commitment on both sides.
This study demonstrates the existence of different types of relationships between Northern and local NGOs in Ethiopia. From the perspective of LNGOs, these relationships range from very poor (donor-recipient type) to that of fairly satisfactory (close to partnership) along a continuum. Generally speaking, solidarity-based relationships resemble most closely the model of genuine partnerships with church-based relationships coming in as a good second variety. Paternalism or domination was more frequently suffered by small NGOs working with fluctuating partners. This work will interest those working in the field of international development.
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Cotter, George
1992 0-7734-9695-5 652 pages
A collection of 4,800 proverbs and sayings showing how God has revealed his wisdom in nature through these colorful, profound and witty expressions. This work is intended to help the Oromo people preserve and understand their cultural wisdom.
Price: $359.95
Hogan, Dennis P.
2014 0-7734-0062-1 484 pages
An excellent scientific review of major medical, public health, and demographic peer-reviewed essays. Topical organization of chapters facilitates the identification of the papers of greatest substantive interest. The writing inspires both the scholar and the less technically-oriented reader to draw lessons on population demographics that will be an asset for those stakeholders and future policy-makers trying to increase human capital, promote social and economic development, and enhance family well-being in Ethiopia.
Price: $279.95
Teferra, Daniel
1990 0-88946-517-7 140 pages
Contributes to understanding the problems and issues of contemporary Ethiopia by presenting an evolutionary and historical dynamics of the socio-economic formation of Ethiopia, beginning with the Axumite period and extending to the post-revolutionary era.
Price: $139.95
Brettschneider, Marla
2023 1-4955-1279-7 208 pages
(SOFTCOVER EDITION) From the editor's Introduction: This book presents scholarly material introducing the world to the little-known, extraordinary, and persistent Jewish communities remaining in Ethiopia as the First Temple Beta Israel Jewish Communities of Kechene and Semien Shewa. Some segments of the historic Jewish communities in Ethiopia were introduced on the world stage in the 1980s with dramatic airlifts to Israel. However, there remains a network of still largely hidden Jewish communities in Ethiopia practicing their traditions, surviving amidst intense local forms of anti-Jewishness, and struggling for recognition as legitimate Jewish communities. This publication offers their story to the world.
Price: $59.95